He holds a Ph.D. in political theory from The Catholic University of America, and an M.A. from St. John’s College, Annapolis, where he studied philosophy, political theory, and literature.

Lady Philosophy provides intellectual succour and spiritual consolation to Boethius which enables him to endure both his unjust incarceration and impending death. With a potent blend of Neo ...

Indeed, philosophy took the sting of death away, and gave him the fortitude to wait for his final end. Lady Philosophy told Boethius, “No man can ever truly be secure until he had been forsaken ...

Once a bedrock Christian classic, Boethius’s “Consolation of Philosophy” has been neglected for decades. It’s time for a revival. Some 27 letters into his correspondence, Screwtape stages ...

This is no mere thought experiment. It is, instead, a brief summary of the pretext that led Boethius to write The Consolation of Philosophy, one of the most important works in the Western ...

Boethius teaching his students (Glasgow University Library) John J. Miller is joined by Arthur Herman of the Hudson Institute to discuss Boethius's The Consolation of Philosophy.

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For a classic that is slightly denser and more demanding, try Will Durant’s 1926 work, The Story of Philosophy. Or buy an introductory textbook and do your own Philosophy 101. 2.

Written in 523 while its author was in prison awaiting execution, Boethius’s “Consolation of Philosophy” is one of the most popular texts of medieval Europe. In this masterwork, Lady ...

Speak kindly and softly to yourself. Find joy in others’ joy. And remember that aging and illness — and yes, even pandemics — are a part of being human.